Advanced Reading Copy (ARC) Uncorrected Proof, first printing. Fine (unread) copy in red wrappers without jacket as issued. Published November, 1999 stated on copyright with "1" present in complete number line. Signed by Kerr on the title page. The second book in the Dragon Mage series. Uncorrected proofs are preliminary versions of publications meant for review by authors, editors, and proofreaders. They usually have a final edit for corrections before they are approved for pre-publication, sometimes as Advanced Reading Copies (ARCs), which are sent to editors and reviewers and can, but not always, have the final jacket art included. Proofs are fun to collect because you often see the final changes made by or for the author by their editor.